Nicci Roscoe, holistic health and wellbeing expert, told Express.co.uk: “Choosing to have a positive attitude can change your perception of any challenges going on in your life – from health or relationship issues to work or financial problems.
“It can boost your longevity by having a positive outlook that will send positive messages to your subconscious mind.
“If you continue having a negative attitude, your subconscious hears you and continues to feed your mind and body with pessimistic thoughts.
“Our body reacts to this and can even be the cause of the onset of disease.”
Furthermore, a 2019 study by Boston University School of Medicine also backs positivity as a potent approach for longevity.
Looking at 69,744 women and 1,429 men, the researchers discovered that optimistic people live, on average, seven years longer than their more pessimistic friends.
Participants with a positive outlook also seemed more likely to live to age 85 and more.
Roscoe, who is also the author of the new book Manifest your Everything, said: “Depending on your circumstances – and what you do to enhance your health and wellbeing – can make a huge difference to your lifespan.
“Just by telling yourself, ‘I’m looking forward to today’, ‘I feel strong and in control’ or ‘I feel calm, relaxed and happy’, you are re-training your brain to focus on positive outcomes and making the changes you want.”
If positivity doesn’t come naturally to you, the expert explained you can retrain your brain to look at things differently.
“When you only focus on what you can’t do, you’re sending your subconscious negative messages,” she said.
Instead, she recommended changing your attitude and focusing on things you can control.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
